Daily Current Affairs

In News Recently, scientists from Jammu obtained a photographic record of the semi-aquatic carnivorous mammal in a tributary of the Chenab river. About Otters are mammals of the family Mustelidae consisting of 13 species. They are found in every continent except Australia and Antarctica.  The Eurasian otter covers the largest range of any Palearctic mammal. […]

In Context Recently, the Bar Council of India permitted foreign lawyers and law firms to practice in India. The Bar Council of India had notified the Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022. About the Rules A foreign lawyer registered under rules shall be entitled to practice […]

In News OpenAI has announced GPT4, the latest version of its large language model that powers key applications like ChatGPT and the new Bing. What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is an artificial-intelligence chatbot developed by San Francisco-based AI research company OpenAI in 2022. It is a trained model which interacts in a conversational way. The dialogue […]

In News Union government sets up committee for developing framework on Right to Repair in India. About The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs has formed a committee to develop a comprehensive framework for the Right to Repair in India. The committee aims to generate employment through the Aatmanirbhar […]

In News Recently, leaders of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States met  at a  US  naval base  as a  part of AUKUS. About AUKUS is a new trilateral security partnership for the Indo-Pacific, between Australia, the UK and the US (AUKUS). Under the pact, the US and the UK will help Australia to […]

In News  RBI Deputy Governor emphasizes the need for better rupee volatility management to deal with risks of internationalization. About The Reserve Bank of India is making efforts to reduce the use of the US dollar to stabilize the Indian rupee. One of the initiatives is allowing invoicing of international trade in Indian rupees instead […]

In Context Recently, the Parliamentary panel raised concerns over budget cuts for the MGNREGA scheme. The Committee is concerned to note that Budget Estimates for MGNREGS have been reduced by Rs 29,400 crore for 2023-24 when compared to Revised Estimates of 2022-23. About The budget for MGNREGA was higher in 2020-21 to 2022-23 due to […]

In News Two United States Senators, have introduced a bipartisan resolution reiterating that the US recognises the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and India in Arunachal Pradesh. The resolution reaffirms India’s well-known and established position that Arunachal Pradesh, which China calls ‘South Tibet’, is an integral part of India. What is the […]

In the News Recently, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs responded to a question in the Rajya Sabha, which raised concerns about the need for a revision in the criteria and procedure for inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes list. Who are Scheduled Tribes? The framers of the Constitution took note of the fact that certain communities […]